MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2512031200F072.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2512031200F072.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 day NAM valid 12Z SAT 6 DEC 25 Station: 32.7,-96.9 Latitude: 32.70 Longitude: -96.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 86 SFC 990 165 5.1 4.6 97 0.5 4.9 201 6 279.0 279.9 278.5 293.8 5.38 2 950 506 10.5 5.5 71 5.0 7.9 260 23 287.9 288.9 283.3 304.7 5.96 3 900 960 13.4 -3.7 30 17.2 5.5 230 20 295.4 295.9 283.4 305.0 3.22 4 850 1437 9.1 -0.8 50 9.9 4.4 242 23 295.7 296.5 284.7 308.3 4.25 5 800 1936 5.6 -12.8 25 18.4 -1.2 252 28 297.1 297.4 282.4 302.6 1.78 6 750 2459 2.7 -17.3 21 20.0 -3.8 259 32 299.5 299.7 282.8 303.7 1.31 7 700 3013 -0.6 -14.9 33 14.2 -5.5 264 33 301.8 302.1 284.2 307.2 1.72 8 650 3600 -4.7 -17.5 36 12.8 -8.7 262 34 303.7 304.0 284.7 308.5 1.49 9 600 4225 -8.1 -21.7 33 13.6 -11.9 261 43 306.7 306.9 285.5 310.4 1.12 10 550 4895 -13.0 -24.3 38 11.3 -15.7 262 47 308.7 308.9 286.0 311.9 0.97 11 500 5612 -18.9 -21.8 78 2.8 -19.6 259 50 309.9 310.2 286.9 314.4 1.34 12 450 6388 -24.8 -27.5 79 2.6 -25.3 252 63 312.0 312.2 287.1 315.1 0.89 13 400 7235 -30.0 -43.3 26 13.3 -31.3 249 74 316.0 316.0 287.7 316.8 0.21 14 350 8174 -34.1 -56.0 9 21.9 -35.4 250 90 322.7 322.8 289.6 323.0 0.06 15 300 9243 -38.5 -62.7 6 24.3 -39.5 251 118 331.2 331.2 292.0 331.3 0.03 16 250 10483 -43.4 -74.7 2 31.3 -44.2 251 97 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.5 0.01 17 200 11965 -47.9 -78.1 2 30.2 -48.6 254 74 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.00 18 150 13829 -55.1 -83.6 2 28.5 -55.5 267 50 375.1 375.1 301.4 375.1 0.00 19 100 16340 -66.1 -88.0 3 22.0 -66.2 273 35 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5526.17 m Freezing level: 709.63 mb = 2906.67 m = 9536.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 810.46 mb = 1828.72 m = 5999.68 ft Precipitable water: 0.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.08 % Est. max temperature: 22.00 C = 71.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.16 mb = 224.49 m = 736.51 ft T: 6.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.04 C/km ThetaE index: 5.69 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 684.38 mb = 3192.18 m = 10472.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.39 C = 83.09 F Cap Strength: 8.33 C Lifted Index: 8.11 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.22 C Showalter Index: 4.47 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.24 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.07 C Cross Totals Index: 18.17 C K Index: 13.07 Risk: None Sweat Index: 158.12 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.26 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 63.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14606.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 831.48 mb = 1618.22 m = 5309.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.5 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 287.5 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 174.7 neg: -17.4 tot: 157.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 1.37 Bulk Shear: 9.63 m/s